diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
index de19fc53f54e342c673149a9ab43f36415d758b9..28556c6671c31c9666c13724253b6b2bbcec62a7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
@@ -324,14 +324,31 @@ static inline int restore_fpu_checking(struct fpu *fpu)
 	return fpu_restore_checking(fpu);
 }
 
-/* Must be paired with an 'stts' after! */
+/*
+ * Wrap lazy FPU TS handling in a 'hw fpregs activation/deactivation'
+ * idiom, which is then paired with the sw-flag (fpregs_active) later on:
+ */
+
+static inline void __fpregs_activate_hw(void)
+{
+	if (!use_eager_fpu())
+		clts();
+}
+
+static inline void __fpregs_deactivate_hw(void)
+{
+	if (!use_eager_fpu())
+		stts();
+}
+
+/* Must be paired with an 'stts' (fpregs_deactivate_hw()) after! */
 static inline void __fpregs_deactivate(struct fpu *fpu)
 {
 	fpu->fpregs_active = 0;
 	this_cpu_write(fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx, NULL);
 }
 
-/* Must be paired with a 'clts' before! */
+/* Must be paired with a 'clts' (fpregs_activate_hw()) before! */
 static inline void __fpregs_activate(struct fpu *fpu)
 {
 	fpu->fpregs_active = 1;
@@ -362,16 +379,14 @@ static inline int user_has_fpu(void)
  */
 static inline void fpregs_activate(struct fpu *fpu)
 {
-	if (!use_eager_fpu())
-		clts();
+	__fpregs_activate_hw();
 	__fpregs_activate(fpu);
 }
 
 static inline void fpregs_deactivate(struct fpu *fpu)
 {
 	__fpregs_deactivate(fpu);
-	if (!use_eager_fpu())
-		stts();
+	__fpregs_deactivate_hw();
 }
 
 static inline void drop_fpu(struct fpu *fpu)
@@ -455,8 +470,9 @@ switch_fpu_prepare(struct fpu *old_fpu, struct fpu *new_fpu, int cpu)
 			new_fpu->counter++;
 			__fpregs_activate(new_fpu);
 			prefetch(&new_fpu->state);
-		} else if (!use_eager_fpu())
-			stts();
+		} else {
+			__fpregs_deactivate_hw();
+		}
 	} else {
 		old_fpu->counter = 0;
 		old_fpu->last_cpu = -1;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index a407bf5cb92f9b3a818ad90e6981932b8220faf6..a617aac1cf81508a846dec7b844cb85df189a25a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ void __kernel_fpu_begin(void)
 		copy_fpregs_to_fpstate(fpu);
 	} else {
 		this_cpu_write(fpu_fpregs_owner_ctx, NULL);
-		if (!use_eager_fpu())
-			clts();
+		__fpregs_activate_hw();
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kernel_fpu_begin);
@@ -118,8 +117,8 @@ void __kernel_fpu_end(void)
 	if (fpu->fpregs_active) {
 		if (WARN_ON(restore_fpu_checking(fpu)))
 			fpu_reset_state(fpu);
-	} else if (!use_eager_fpu()) {
-		stts();
+	} else {
+		__fpregs_deactivate_hw();
 	}
 
 	kernel_fpu_enable();